Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head, which is nonretractable, extends from a heart-shaped carapace that measures ...

The largest sea turtle release in Georgia history ... members cheered on the 33 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and one green sea ...

This fossil of a giant sea tortoise resides in the Natural History Museum Vienna; the species it came from (Archelon ischyros) is the largest of all known turtles. (Credit: frantic00/Shutterstock ...

But just how big can snapping turtles get? We’ll discover the largest snapping turtle ever recorded and see how they compare against other turtles! Snapping Turtle ©Willy Logan / Creative ...

Raine Island, a 52-acre half-moon of sand on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, is the biggest nesting island on Earth for green sea turtles. More than 90 percent of the northern Great Barrier ...

The Greek island of Zakynthos, described as the largest loggerhead turtle maternity ward in the Mediterranean.

Leatherbacks are the largest of all sea turtles, weighing up to 2,000lb (900kg) and reaching over 6ft (2m) in length. The population of leatherbacks in the Eastern Pacific has declined by more ...

PALM COAST, Fla. (WFLA) — Otis, a juvenile green sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean after six months of care at The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in ...

WAILUKU – The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) is pleased to announce the first confirmed discovery, excavation and successful rescue and release of the Hawaiian green sea turtle ...